The United Kingdom will seek a further delay to the process of leaving the European Union, Theresa May announced on Tuesday.
The British Prime Minister spoke to reporters following a marathon seven-hour cabinet meeting to try and find a solution to the political impasse over Brexit.
“So we will need a further extension of Article 50, one that is as short as possible and which ends when we pass a deal. And we need to be clear what such an extension is for, to ensure we leave in a timely and orderly way,” May said in a televised statement.
The UK is set to leave European bloc on April 12 without a deal, unless the government can agree an extension with EU leaders
May said that, while she believed a no-deal scenario could be made a success of in the long run, it would be better to leave the EU with a deal in place and in order to do this, she would seek an extension.
May also offered to sit down with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to find a deal both parties could agree on.
“Today I am taking action to break the logjam. I am offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition and to try to agree a plan that we would both stick to ensure that we leave the European Union and that we do so with a deal,” she said.
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